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b'Welcome to Ska Boom Interviews, which is the audio companion to my new book Ska Boom: An American Ska & Reggae Oral History now available through DiWulf Publishing. \\xa0 Click here to order: http://www.diwulf.com/booksIn this episode, I\\u2019m speaking with my Rude Boy George bandmate Jenny Whiskey about her American ska story.\\xa0 I\\u2019ve known Jenny since the mid 90s when her band Professor Plum opened for my band Bigger Thomas at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ.\\xa0 She was just 16 and decked out in giant pair of JNCO Jeans \\u2013 remember them \\u2013 but boy could she play sax and should could sing too!\\xa0I\\u2019ve always been impressed with her musicianship, her amazing singing voice and her witty observations about the ska scene and here sense of humor.\\xa0 I count myself to lucky to have been her bandmate for the last three years in Rude Boy George where I\\u2019ve had a front row seat to watch her grow as a musician, singer and front person.\\xa0\\xa0I\\u2019m continually impressed with Jenny\\u2019s musical instincts in the studio as well as live on stage and she can hold her own with our other singer Roger Apollon Jr.\\xa0 Its clear that despite a \\u201cgirls just want to have fun\\u201d vibe that she cultivated earlier in her musical life \\u2013 witness the Whiskey\\u201d surname she goes by \\u2013 she is a consummate professional and always seeks to serve the song we are playing.\\xa0 She and her husband musician Rob George who joins her in Hub City Stompers and Rude Boy George -- are a dynamic duo who have added tremendous depth to our recordings and live shows.\\xa0 I\\u2019m grateful to call them both friends and bandmates.\\xa0Please note: The music clips included in this podcast fall under the \\u201cFair Use Doctrine\\u201d as defined by Section 107 of the Copyright Act. The law allows for use of music clips for purposes of criticism, comment, and news reporting.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'